Martin Stocklasa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Stocklasa | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Grabs, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC St. Gallen | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1997 | USV Eschen/Mauren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | FC Vaduz | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | FC Zürich | 42 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → SC Kriens (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2002–2006 | FC Vaduz | 123 | (10) |
| 2006–2008 | Dynamo Dresden | 60 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | SV Ried | 92 | (6) |
| 2011– | FC St. Gallen | 47 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996– | Liechtenstein | 112 | (5[1]) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Martin Stocklasa (born 29 May 1979 in Grabs, Switzerland) is a naturalized Liechtenstein football defender, who plays for FC St. Gallen in the Swiss Challenge League.
He has played for FC Zürich, FC Vaduz, Dynamo Dresden and SV Ried. Stocklasa, and his brother, Michael (now retired),[2] both represented Liechtenstein at the international level[3] and Martin has 112 caps.
Club career
Stocklasa started his senior career at FC Vaduz in 1997 and moved to Swiss side FC Zürich in the summer of 1999. He went on to spend the entire 2000-01 season on loan to SC Kriens, another Swiss club, and returned to FC Zürich for one season before eventually returning to his first club, FC Vaduz, in the summer of 2002 and spending four seasons there before moving to Dynamo Dresden. Stocklasa had been linked with a move to English club Leeds United, prior to his joining SV Ried.[4] He joined FC St. Gallen, of the Swiss Challenge League, after leaving SV Ried in 2011.
International career
He has been capped 112[1] times by his country, scoring five goals, and is the team captain.[2][4] He made his international debut for Liechtenstein in their 5–0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 31 August 1996.[1] Stocklasa was the first and currently the only Liechtenstein player to have scored a hat trick in an international game.[2] The achievement came on 17 April 2002, against Luxembourg, in an international friendly.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 June 2000 | Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany |  Germany | 1-1 | 2-8 | Friendly match |
| 2. | 17 April 2002 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1-0 | 3-3 | Friendly match |
| 3. | 17 April 2002 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2-0 | 3-3 | Friendly match |
| 4. | 17 April 2002 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3-0 | 3-3 | Friendly match |
| 5. | 13 October 2004 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying |
Honours
FC Vaduz
- Liechtenstein Cup: 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
FC Zürich
- Swiss Cup: 2000
SV Ried
Individual
- Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2008-2009[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Liechtenstein FA Profile". (German)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bend it like Stocklasa". BBC. 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ↑ Martin Stocklasa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Castles, Duncan (2008-05-11). "Chelsea beat United in race to sign Bosingwa". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ↑ (German) "Statistik:Liechtensteiner Fussballverband". Liechtensteiner Fussballverband. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ (German) "Die Bisherigen Fussballer des Jahres". Fussballer des Jahres. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
External links
- Martin Stocklasa at National-Football-Teams.com
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